Novel Lived
Chapter 358- A Ring?
358 Chapter 358- A Ring?
"I understand, Liege. Should I bring the battleships inside?" Regina further added, considering that now they had the matriarch of the Phoenix Order under their control, the possibility of bringing the battleships within the Jade Dominion was feasible.
Given that they would soon be engaged on two fronts, they could easily use more firepower.
However, she could see that her Liege was presently underestimating the battle prowess and strength of the First Battalion, which she found unsurprising, as he still needed to witness what they were capable of.
Even the member who fought with that woman just a few hours ago was the weakest member of the battalion, giving a misleading impression of the overall strength of the entire army division under her command.
So she took it as an opportunity now that they would be able to prove their strength in front of him by going against both the Vampires and the threat in the main city.
Indeed, even from here, she sensed something evil and dark towards the main city, emitting a large amount of demonic energy.
If we were to think about it, most probably those were demonic cultivators who were renowned throughout the Jade Dominion for their cruel methods.
Having eradicated several races, she found that the most troublesome ones to deal with were those who do not fear their death and act on instinct rather than instinctive fear.
Just like how injured demonic rogue cultivators kill others while corrupting their own minds through forbidden sacrificial methods.
Of course, she doesn't fear going against them, but always, when compared with those who have a mind and start to panic in the face of such strength, the mindless ones, who have no fear of death, boost their overall strength.
"No, bring the ships to the opposite edge of the Jade Dominion," Ryuk stated.
He was already aware that even if a battle were to occur and they relied on the battleships, the people of the Jade Dominion, at least the cultivators here, would not be able to distinguish between his battleships and the arrival of the vampire ones, due to them thinking both were foreign.
This misunderstanding, exacerbated by the language barrier, would mean that friendly fire could cause more harm than profit.
Given the situation, he preferred to bring the ships from the opposite direction by taking a roundabout course of the whole continent, considering they would move forward from here without turning back, dealing first with the issue in the main city and then moving towards the other part of the Jade Dominion.
Information about that area was still very vague, yet enough for him to use it to his advantage.
So if he were to put it simply, rather than a war of strength, he wanted to make it a battle of time, where he just needed to hold until all the pieces fell together in a box before leaving that box with the pieces engaging with each other.
Being an emperor in his past life, ruling over the Selvius Kingdom while engaging in several wars, he was well aware that individual battles were far different from a war.
No matter how strong a particular individual is, in the face of sheer numbers, exhaustion, and stamina depletion would easily overwhelm them.
This prompted him to clearly decide what to choose and how to act upon.
"I will send the message as per instructions," Regina gave a bow as her figure vanished as she headed towards the gathering of other members of the Devereaux battalion who were preparing to move forward.
"Oye uncle"
A voice reached Ryuk as he was heading down the mountain towards the main peak where the mention of the Phoenix Order was present.
On the way, he heard it and, rather than ignoring it, turned towards the direction, considering he was already aware of the child's presence.
"Are you not going to give Big Sis a ring?"
Sam stated, arriving beside him, moving with his hands folded behind his head, nonchalant as he stood a little trembling, as Big Sis also deserved a ring just like the woman who seemed genuine enough.
"Did she tell you that she wants one?"
Ryuk stated, as he definitely did not expect Esme to feel jealous, but considering the way Sam was behaving, it was most probably just these twins who thought of this rather than Esme herself.
"No, she didn't tell, but she wants one, can't you tell?"
Sam raised an eyebrow, looking towards him, doubting if he really cared for Esme or if it was all just for show, as he didn't even know that she wanted a ring or felt a hint of jealousy seeing him give one to another woman first.
'System, do you have a ring?'
Ryuk just inquired from the system to see if it had anything like a ring that could be purchased from the shop inside of it.
Given that it would most likely be a small ring, the transaction would not create a big problem.
[ There are many of them. Should I show you the catalog? ]
21:30
'Yes'
Artifact Rings Catalog
1. Ring of Emberflame+
Summons intense flames capable of creating walls of fire and hurling fireballs, increasing offensive power [Able to melt Tungsten] (Energy needed for each use: 100 Units)
2. Ring of Frostbound+ n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Generates larger ice barriers, freezes enemies in place, and creates an icy terrain that slows opponents. [Able to freeze even molten lava at just touch] (Energy needed for each use: 100 Units)
3. Ring of Vital Bloom+
Greatly enhances health regeneration and provides a burst of healing when the user is critically injured.
(Energy needed for each use: 100 Units)
4. Ring of Shadowstep+
Grants complete invisibility for 1 minute and the ability to silence footsteps and movements entirely. (Energy needed for each use: 100 Units)
5. Ring of Ironclad Will+
Negates mind-control effects completely and reflects fear or psychological attacks back at the enemy. (Energy needed for each use: 1 Unit)
6. Ring of Aetherglow+
Doubles mana regeneration rate, boosts spell power, and emits a radiant light that repels weaker dark entities. (Energy needed for each use: 10 Units)
7. Ring of Gale's Whisper+
Dramatically enhances movement speed, enables double-jumping. (Energy needed for each use: 20 Units)
8. Ring of Titan's Grip+
Grants immense strength, enabling the user to shatter boulders, break magical barriers, or wield colossal weapons. (Energy needed for each use: 100 Units)
9. Ring of Serpent's Insight+
Fully reveals hidden traps, illusions, and enemy weaknesses while granting enhanced vision and heightened reflexes. (Energy needed for each use: 100 Units)
10. Ring of Chrono Drift+
Can slow time by 2 seconds and allows the wearer to rewind time by 2 seconds (one time use for time rewind). (Energy needed for each use: 100,000 units)
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'...Only one would be good for her,' Ryuk thought as he went through the catalog.
At first glance, the rings' abilities may tempt the minds of anyone, especially those with powers that seem overwhelming, like time manipulation or the ability to melt or others.
However, if seen from his perspective, they were just another lump of unusable things.
For instance, the first ring, holding the power to melt tungsten, seemed like a very strong choice for Esme.
However, in truth, the energy needed to use it would consume her entire reserve energy, making her vulnerable and unable to use her illusion.
The same applied to all the rings that cost 100 units of energy.
At last, he came across a ring that appeared to show a very alluring and overpowered ability: time manipulation.
Yet if considered in terms of energy consumption, it would bring it into the phase two warriors.
That small time manipulation margin of two seconds or a few could not change much; as it was simply that slowing down time by a few seconds would not allow one to move faster than light.
If it were a few minutes, he would have used it without hesitation, but logically speaking, it was useless.
Slowing down time against any of the opponents of his level would only waste energy, as one could move much faster to recover that much slowdown.
It left him with only three ring choices: to increase movement speed at the cost of 20 units of energy for each use; to double the mana regeneration rate, which seemed good enough but at the cost of 10 units of energy—however, that only halved the mana recovery claimed by the ring; or the one aligning with Esme's ability.
The Ironclad Will+ Ring.